A domestic dispute at the railroad trestle over the Little Wabash River prompted police to notify the Evansville Western Railway to stop an incoming train Sunday night.

Carmi Police Chief Randy Hamblin confirmed Monday morning officers were called to the trestle around 9:12 p.m. Sunday on a report of a domestic battery having occurred on the west side of the trestle.

A female victim, identified as 32-year-old Nancy M. Foley of Carmi, was allegedly shoved to the ground at the tracks and was subsequently unable to move due to injuries suffered in the fall. She was being treated at the scene by White County Ambulance Service personnel who were also assisting law enforcement in locating a Chevrolet Blazer Foley had left nearby with some children inside.

The alleged suspect, identified as Christopher L. Grove, 38, Carmi, had fled eastbound across the trestle.

Hamblin said officers at the scene, assisted by White County Sheriff's Office personnel and the EMS personnel, could hear a westbound train approaching the area and requested dispatch contact Evansville Western to have them stop the train for safety reasons.

The train was stopped and officers and EMS continued their search and treatment of Foley. She was taken to Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro for treatment.

The children were discovered safe inside the Blazer, which had been left parked near the City of Carmi Street Department. They were turned over to a family member.

Grove was found on the east side of town waling away from the railroad tracks. He was questioned and allegedly implicated himself in a domestic battery offense. Grove was lodged at the City-County Jail in Carmi pending the setting of bail.